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Radcliffe, Lancashire [4]

Salford, Lancashire [4]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Lara Victoria [3]

London England [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Pilkington, Lancashire [2]

Selby, Yorkshire [2]

Shepparton Victoria [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wedderburn Victoria [2]

Acton, London [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bury England [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Coraki New South Wales [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Frome, Somerset, England [1]

Kerang Victoria [1]

Kildare, Kildare [1]

Klerburdorp T [1]

Lawrence New South Wales [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Methania Victoria [1]

Moonta South Australia [1]

New Orleans, United States of America [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Norwich [1]

Olveston Thornbury Gloucestershire [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Portscatho, Cornwall, England [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Pymble New South Wales [1]

South Grafton New South Wales [1]

Thames Ditton, Surrey [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Westport [1]

Whitstable, Kent [1]

Whitstable, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [13]

Gunner [9]

Driver [8]

Sapper [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Bmbr Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Pioneer/Cadet [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [21]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

South African Horse [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

34th Reinforcements [1]

36th Reinforcements [1]

37th Reinforcements [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps/Labour Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps Now Machine Gun Battalion [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [196]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Royal Navy [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [290]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [277]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Radcliffe, Lancashire [4] Salford, Lancashire [4] Canterbury, Kent [3] Lara Victoria [3] London England [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Pilkington, Lancashire [2] Selby, Yorkshire [2] Shepparton Victoria [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wedderburn Victoria [2] Acton, London [1] Barking, Essex [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bury England [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Coraki New South Wales [1] Edmonton, London [1] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Frome, Somerset, England [1] Kerang Victoria [1] Kildare, Kildare [1] Klerburdorp T [1] Lawrence New South Wales [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Methania Victoria [1] Moonta South Australia [1] New Orleans, United States of America [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Norwich [1] Olveston Thornbury Gloucestershire [1] Plumstead, London [1] Portscatho, Cornwall, England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Pymble New South Wales [1] South Grafton New South Wales [1] Thames Ditton, Surrey [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Westport [1] Whitstable, Kent [1] Whitstable, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [133] Corporal [15] Serjeant [13] Gunner [9] Driver [8] Sapper [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Bmbr Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Commander [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Pioneer/Cadet [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [21] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Engineers [14] London Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] East Kent Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Military Foot Police [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] South African Horse [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 34th Reinforcements [1] 36th Reinforcements [1] 37th Reinforcements [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps/Labour Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps Now Machine Gun Battalion [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [196] Australian Imperial Force [30] Royal Navy [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [290] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [277] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Malta [1] New Zealand [1]

Richard Olive

Born 1885

Died 1924

British Army 146988 Pioneer/Cadet Royal Engineers Officer Cadet School (Exeter)

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery Southern Command (UK)

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Olive

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army 4911 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 202075 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment ? 1/4th Battalion

British Army 429993 Sapper Royal Engineers 1503 Artisan Works Company

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William Henry Olive

Born 1894

British Army 305188 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 1/8th Battalion

British Army 1734 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army 305188 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1/8th Battalion

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Norman Olive

Born 1896

Died 1967

British Army 39822 Private Machine Gun Corps Lancer Machine Gun Squadron

British Army 21754 Private Reserve Cavalry 4th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

British Army 21754 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

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William Olive

Born 1888

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121551 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121551 Private Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121551 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Edward Olive

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army 78655 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1st 'B' Reserve Brigade, RFA

British Army 78655 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 4th Reserve Brigade, RFA

British Army 78655 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 70th Brigade, RFA

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Leonard Olive

Born 1897

Died 1935

British Army 4642 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Fred Olive

Born 1894

Died 1952

British Army 74312 Sergeant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 8964 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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William Olive

Born 1887

Died 1966

British Army G/84776 Private Middlesex Regiment 29th Battalion

British Army 155609 Private Labour Corps 5th Labour Battalion

British Army 19223 Private Army Pay Corps

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John Francis Olive

Born 1877

Died 1931

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 69775 Private 37th Reinforcements

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 69775 Private 36th Reinforcements

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 69775 Private 34th Reinforcements

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William George Olive

Born 1903

Died 1965

Royal Navy J94802 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. Ganges II

Royal Navy J94802 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Ganges II

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Herbert Frederick Olive

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108197

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William George Olive

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33741

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Harry Olive

Born 1887

British Army 13718 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Olive

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 3290 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 5th

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George William Olive

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229894

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Robert Edward Olive

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 551690 Private London Regiment

British Army 4453 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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John Olive

Born 1879

Died 1914

Royal Navy 7618 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Good Hope

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Walter Henry Olive

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162163

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Arthur Cyril Montague Olive

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177379

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